how much gold in K6 CPU?

[117e32s]

I have noticed a few spivs selling mixed bags of K6 CPUs "for gold content"
and in one case the bidding went up to $100 US, probably as the wording of
listing was rather dodgy (might mislead somebody gullible).
I imagine the plating is rather thin and you would only get a few mg from
each one. Which requires either a lot of heat or toxic acids to extract.
So, does the K6 have more gold, than say a Celeron?

[mdk777]

Not enough unless you are recycling on an industrial scale.

Tom's just did the experiment.

http://www.tomshardware.com/picturestor ... r-cpu.html

The amazing thing about gold (for plating purposes) is how amazingly thin you can apply it. If the pins themselves were gold, that would be a different story.

[brutis]

I saw a show on how they recover precious metals like gold from electronics. IIRC it was on Modern Marvels.

It's quite the process.